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hum·ble       (hŭm'bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   hum·bler, hum·blest
  1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.
  2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.
  3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.

tr.v.   hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles
  1. To curtail or destroy the pride of; humiliate.
  2. To cause to be meek or modest in spirit.
  3. To give a lower condition or station to; abase. See Synonyms at degrade.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

hum'ble·ness n., hum'bler n., hum'bly adv.
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Humbles

Hum"bles\, n. pl. [See Nombles.] Entrails of a deer. [Written also umbles.] --Johnson.

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